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Advanced Powering Services has chosen MobileFrame to automate their field inspections and maintenance activities. APS performs semi-annual maintenance on 3500+ pieces of equipment across CA, AZ and NV primarily for the Cable TV Industry. In addition, APS performs field inspections of all the equipment at a facility. Prior to adopting MobileFrame’s platform, APS’s business process was entirely paper-based. APS wanted to grow their business and they recognized that eliminating paper forms and manual data entry was the best way to go. They plan to write their own mobile applications, using the MobileFrame platform, and deploy them to Netbooks operating on Verizon’s 3G network. Continue reading →

I had an awesome discussion today with a potential client that is interested in converting his current paper based inspection process into electronic format. He was very enthusiastic about the prospect of getting rid of the mountain of paper in his office. His enthusiasm got me thinking about not only the benefits of eliminating paper but ALSO the benefits of embedded business logic. For example: if an inspection failed he could require that his inspectors collect information about why it failed, capture a picture of the damage or issue, maybe even record a voice note and associate it with the inspection. Continue reading →